'Not on our watch': US warns Iranian officials against luxury shopping during UN General Assembly meet in New York- Moneycontrol.com

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

60% : The remarks came a day after the US State Department confirmed that Iran's "core delegation" would be permitted to attend the UN General Assembly's high-level week in New York next week.
57% : As Iranian officials prepare to attend the UN General Assembly meeting scheduled to be held next week in New York, the US State Department has decided to restrict them from purchasing luxury goods and accessing wholesale shopping clubs in the city.
56% : The Trump administration has approved visas for top Iranian officials, including Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, to attend next week's UN General Assembly high-level meeting in New York even as the two countries are locked in a stalemated war.
54% : The decision reflects the US obligations as host country of the United Nations.
52% : He said the US would not allow Iranian officials to use the annual UN gathering for what he described as a "luxury retail splurge" funded by the suffering of the Iranian people.
51% : The US said the delegation would be smaller than last year and would remain subject to travel restrictions and prohibitions on purchasing luxury and other goods.
50% : Under the 1947 UN Headquarters Agreement, Washington is generally required to facilitate access to the UN headquarters for foreign diplomats, although the US has imposed restrictions on Iranian officials' movements during previous UNGA meetings.
46% : The restrictions were introduced by the Trump administration ahead of last year's UN General Assembly.
40% : "We will continue to ban Iranian UN Mission officials, visiting officials, and their dependents from buying wholesale club memberships or luxury goods here," Pigott said, while warning retailers in the New York area against facilitating purchases that would violate the restrictions.

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